As "media minister of Wilayet”, Kharoufa, was responsible for propaganda material for the web.

He was also responsible for creating video for the group, which attempt to promote terrorists' lives and glorify their atrocities.

A statement released by Iraqi officials reads: "The ISIS media minister of Wilayet Ninewa, who was also responsible for movie production, the so-called Ziad Kharoufa, was killed today by an air strike conducted by the Iraqi Air Force in Nineveh Province.

BATTLE FOR MOSUL

Iraqi forces are at the start of a large-scale operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) in the country.

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An Iraqi special forces soldier takes cover behind a humvee during an Islamic State fighter car bomb suicide attack in Tahrir neighbourhood of Mosul

"The extremist group held the funeral of the senior leader in al-Hayy al-Arabi in the eastern part of the city of Mosul, amid strict security procedures."

ISIS' propaganda media arm, known as Al-Hayat, has released countless disgusting videos, showing videos of mass executions and young children bearing arms.

Earlier this year, the terrorists released a "Top ten executions in September" video in list format.

Coalition forces have surrounded the terror group in the city of Mosul in a renewed effort to finish them off once and for all.

Significant progress has been made in ridding ISIS' former stronghold of their presence, as fighting continues in the Iraqi city.